Personal Liberty and Community Safety : Pretrial Release in the Criminal Court

"In this enlightening study, the authors implement a unique research approach to offer a greater understanding of policy reform of pretrial release and detention practices in the criminal courts in Boston, Miami, and Phoenix"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Bail, Pretrial Release, and Detention: The Critical Need for Judicial Reform....Pages 3-18 The Development and Implementation of Voluntary Guidelines in Criminal Justice....Pages 19-28 Evidence about Guidelines....Pages 29-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 The Courts in Boston, Dade County, and Maricopa County....Pages 47-68 Design of the Research....Pages 69-79 The Consequences of Bail Decisions in the Three Courts....Pages 81-92 The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Maricopa County....Pages 93-112 The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Dade County....Pages 113-127 The Nature of Bail Decisionmaking in Boston Municipal Court....Pages 129-141 Visibility, Equity, Rationality, and Effectiveness in the Three Court Systems....Pages 143-165 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 Consideration of Alternative Decisionmaking Models....Pages 169-187 The Construction of Pretrial Release Decision Guidelines in the Courts....Pages 189-206 Estimating the Impact of the Guidelines....Pages 207-217 Front Matter....Pages 219-219 Implementation and Evaluation....Pages 221-228 The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines in Maricopa County....Pages 229-250 The Implementation of Pretrial Release Guidelines (“Uniform Bond Standards”) in Dade County....Pages 251-277 Front Matter....Pages 279-279 The Promise of Decision Guidelines for Pretrial Release....Pages 281-296 Postscript: Pretrial Release Guidelines and the Passage of Time....Pages 297-309 Back Matter....Pages 311-342